Your Dwelling, Ps 23:6

In Ps 23:6 David wrote, “and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever”.  When we read this we receive instruction about our dwelling.   Future Dwelling.  “I will dwell”.  To dwell is to live as a resident and to remain for a time.  At the time...

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Goodness and Mercy, Ps 23:6

In Ps 23:6, David wrote, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life”.   When David began the Psalm, he wrote, “The Lord is my shepherd”.  With the Lord as your shepherd, two of the things you get from him follow you. Goodness and mercy:...

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My Cup Runneth Over, Ps 23:5

David wrote in Ps23:5, “My cup runneth over”.  His cup was filled to capacity and running over.  We can appreciate what he was saying, for in our own lives our cup: Runneth over with the fulness of God. David said in Ps 16:5, “The Lord is the portion of… my...

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Thou Anointest My Head With Oil, Ps 23:5

In Ps 23:5 David wrote, “thou anointest my head with oil”.  When David was a teenager, the Lord instructed Samuel to anoint him as the successor King to Saul, 1 Sam 16:13.  When Samuel anointed him with the oil, “the Spirit of the Lord came upon him from that day...

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